Ormož

Town in Styria, Slovenia

Ormož Friedau
Town
From top, left to right: Kerenčič Square, St. Jacob's Church, Town Hall, Railway Station, Ormož Castle, Town center
Flag Coat of arms
46°24′31″N 16°08′51″E / 46.40861°N 16.14750°E / 46.40861; 16.14750
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Styria
Statistical region	Drava
Municipality	Ormož
Area
• Total	3.9 km² (1.5 sq mi)
Population (2014)
• Total	2,102
• Density	542/km² (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	MB
Climate	Cfb
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Ormož (pronounced [ˈoːɾmɔʃ] ^ⓘ; in older sources Ormuš,^[2] Hungarian: Ormosd, German: Friedau, Prekmurje Slovene: Ormošd^{[citation needed]}) is a town in the traditional region of Prlekija, part of Styria, in northeastern Slovenia. It lies on the left bank of the Drava River and borders with Croatia on the opposite bank of the river. It is the administrative seat of the Municipality of Ormož.^[3]

Name

Ormož was attested in written records in 1273 as Holermůs (and as Holrmues in 1299 and Holrmůs in 1320). The name is based on the Latinized name Alramus, borrowed from Germanic Alram (< *Aþala-hraban, literally 'noble ravan'). The person designated by the name is uncertain, but a possible namesake is Salzburg Bishop A(da)lram (reigned 821–836) because the Ormož area became the property of the Archbishopric of Salzburg in the ninth century.^[4]

History

The settlement received market rights in 1293 and town rights in 1331, and it was predominantly known under its German name, Friedau. Until 1919, the population was predominantly German; the census of 1900 mentioned 892 inhabitants, with German as the predominant spoken language (593) followed by Slovenian (227).^[5]

Church

The parish church in the town is dedicated to Saint James. It was first mentioned in written sources dated to 1271. It was rebuilt on a number of occasions in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. It contains frescos from the 14th and 17th centuries.^[6]

Environment

Lake Ormož, a reservoir on the Drava River, is located just outside the town. Next to the reservoir, there is a nature reserve, the Ormož Lagoons, consisting of six former retention basins that served the now defunct sugar factory in Ormož. After the closure of the sugar factory, the six retention basins transformed into a marsh and became an important habitat for birds, including some endangered species of migratory birds.^[7] The landscape north of Ormož is hilly, with many forests and vineyards.

Notable natives and residents

Ivan Geršak (1838–1911), notary public, president of several local societies, national awakener, politician, writer, and advocate of Slovene
Ruda Jurčec [sl] (1905–1975), writer, journalist, editor, clerical political activist
Anton Krempl [sl] (1790–1844), historian, writer, poet
Antun Vramec (1538–1587/8), historian, writer
Countess Maria Irma Wurmbrand-Georgievich (1886–1970), last owner of Ormož Castle^{[citation needed]}
Baron Guido Georgievich^{[citation needed]}
Marko Bezjak, handball player
Aleksander Vavpotič (1873–1916), monk and choirmaster^[8]
Bojan Polak

References

^ "Ormož, Ormož". Place Names. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
^ Orts-Repertorium des Herzogthumes Steiermark. Graz: Grazer Zeitung. 1872. p. 98.
^ Ormož municipal site Archived 2007-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
^ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 292.
^ K.K. Statistische Zentralkommission: Gemeindelexikon der im Reichsrate vertretenen Königreiche und Länder. Band IV Steiermark. Vienna, 1904, p. 210.
^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage Archived July 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine reference number 3108
^ "Naravni rezervat Ormoške lagune" (in Slovenian). DOPPS. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
^ Adamič, France (1 September 2013). "Vavpotič, Aleksander". Slovenska biografija. Retrieved 1 September 2023.

External links

Media related to Ormož at Wikimedia Commons
Ormož on Geopedia

Municipality of Ormož

Settlements

Administrative seat: Ormož

Current	Bresnica Cerovec Stanka Vraza Cvetkovci Dobrava Dobrovščak Drakšl Frankovci Gomila pri Kogu Hajndl Hardek Hermanci Hujbar Hum pri Ormožu Ivanjkovci Jastrebci Kajžar Kog Krčevina Lačaves Lahonci Lešnica Lešniški Vrh Libanja Litmerk Loperšice Lunovec Mali Brebrovnik Mihalovci Mihovci pri Veliki Nedelji Miklavž pri Ormožu Osluševci Pavlovci Pavlovski Vrh Podgorci Preclava Pušenci Ritmerk Runeč Šardinje Senešci Sodinci Spodnji Ključarovci Stanovno Strezetina Strjanci Strmec pri Ormožu Svetinje Trgovišče Trstenik Veličane Velika Nedelja Veliki Brebrovnik Vičanci Vinski Vrh Vitan Vodranci Vuzmetinci Zasavci Žerovinci Žvab
Former	Cvetkovski Vrh Ključarovci Libanjski Vrh Mala Libanja

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